Emmy Awards 2015: nominees

Ben Mendelsohn is up for an Emmy Award in nominations for the 67th awards announced earlier today.

He has been nominated in the Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on the Netflix series, Bloodline. But he will have to fend off such names as Peter Dinklage and Alan Cumming if he is to win.

In the expanded Drama Series category are Better Call Saul, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Homeland, House of Cards, Mad Men and Orange Is The New Black. This year Emmys has ruled comedies must be 30 minutes, effectively barring Orange is the New Black from making a run under the Comedy category.

Lead Actress in a Drama Series Claire Danes, Homeland Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder Taraji P. Henson, Empire Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men Robin Wright, House of Cards

Supporting Actress In A Drama Series Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey Lena Headey, Game Of Thrones Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones Christine Baranski, The Good Wife Christina Hendricks, Mad Men Uzo Aduba, Orange Is The New Black

Reality-Competition Program The Amazing Race Dancing With the Stars Project Runway So You Think You Can Dance Top Chef The Voice

Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance Anthony Bourdain, The Taste

Variety Talk Series The Colbert Report The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Jimmy Kimmel Live Last Week Tonight The Late Show The Tonight Show

Guest Actor In A Drama Series Alan Alda, The Blacklist Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife F. Murray Abraham, Homeland Reg E. Cathey, House Of Cards Beau Bridges, Masters Of Sex Pablo Schreiber, Orange Is The New Black

Guest Actress In A Drama Series Margo Martindale, The Americans Diana Rigg, Game Of Thrones Rachel Brosnahan, House Of Cards Cicely Tyson, How To Get Away With Murder Allison Janney, Masters Of Sex Khandi Alexander, Scandal

Why does Sons of Anarchy continue to be snubbed by the Emmy’s? The entire final season was phenomenal, and surely deserved at least a nomination either for Charlie Hunnam or Katy Sagal in acting, or either Kurt Sutter or Paris Barclay for directing? Very disappointed that this great show has very rarely been acknowledged in this way.

Seven well deserved Emmy nominations for Better Call Saul, I went in watching it with trepidation and was completely blown away with how good it was. As has been said Jonathan Banks was brilliant in his role as Mike and will be hard to beat, he sold that character so well that in one scene I said out loud with a snigger: You’re calling out the wrong person.

Great news for Ben! An overnight success after nearly 30 years! Interesting list, lots of categories with 7 nominees; supp actress comedy with 8. Still some clinging to repeat nominees, but some change evident with the choices. I’m going to have to diversify my viewing habits to check out some of the newer and cable located programs. Jeffrey Tambor would be my only certainty for a win.